2023 Great American Conference Tournament

The 2023 Great American Conference baseball tournament was held May 5-6 at the higher seed for four best-of-three first round series and May 11-13 at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale, AR for the double elimination finals. #1 Southern Arkansas University defeated #6 Oklahoma Baptist University for the title. Brett McGee of Southern Arkansas was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Southern Arkansas University	24-9	Justin Pettigrew
2	Ouachita Baptist University	23-10	Luke Howard
3	Arkansas Tech University	23-10	Dave Dawson
4	Henderson State University	21-12	Cody Hooten
5	University of Arkansas-Monticello	20-13	John Harvey
6	Oklahoma Baptist University	18-15	Chris Cox
7	Harding University	17-16	Patrick McGaha
8	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	17-16	Zach Crabtree

Results

Finals Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Southern Arkansas	4
	4	Henderson State	2
						1	Southern Arkansas	6
						6	Oklahoma Baptist	1
	2	Ouachita Baptist	3
	6	Oklahoma Baptist	6
											1	Southern Arkansas	7	x
											6	Oklahoma Baptist	6	x
						6	Oklahoma Baptist	14
	4	Henderson State	11			4	Henderson State	10
	2	Ouachita Baptist	3

Game Results

Best of Three

• Magnolia, AR

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 5
Game 1	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	5-3	Southern Arkansas University
May 6
Game 2	Southern Arkansas University	14-7	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Game 3	Southern Arkansas University	12-2	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Southern Arkansas advances

• Arkadelphia, AR

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 5
Game 1	Henderson State University	8-0	University of Arkansas-Monticello
May 6
Game 2	Henderson State University	10-2	University of Arkansas-Monticello	Henderson State advances

• Russellville, AR

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 5
Game 1	Oklahoma Baptist University	6-4	Arkansas Tech University
May 6
Game 2	Arkansas Tech University	13-6	Oklahoma Baptist University
Game 3	Oklahoma Baptist University	13-5	Arkansas Tech University	Oklahoma Baptist advances

• Arkadelphia, AR

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 5
Game 1	Ouachita Baptist University	7-0	Harding University
May 6
Game 2	Ouachita Baptist University	6-1	Harding University	Ouachita Baptist advances

Double elimination

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 11
Game 1	Southern Arkansas University	4-2	Henderson State University
Game 2	Oklahoma Baptist University	6-3	Ouachita Baptist University
May 12
Game 3	Southern Arkansas University	6-1	Oklahoma Baptist University
Game 4	Henderson State University	11-3	Ouachita Baptist University	Ouachita Baptist eliminated
Game 5	Oklahoma Baptist University	14-10	Henderson State University	Henderson State eliminated
May 13
Game 6	Southern Arkansas University	7-6	Oklahoma Baptist University	Southern Arkansas advances to NCAA tournament